KCON, the world’s no. 1 Okay-pop pageant, is slated to return to Los Angeles in summer time 2025, Korean leisure large CJ ENM introduced on Jan. 23.
The pageant, which visits cities world wide, will kick off the 2025 season in Chiba for KCON Japan from Could 11th of September. It’ll then head to Southern California for KCON L.A. from Aug. 1-3.
Precise venue particulars have but to be launched, however KCON L.A. has traditionally taken place on the L.A. Conference Middle for daytime programming and the Crypto.com Enviornment for its nighttime concert events.
For the 2025 occasion, the Okay-pop pageant guarantees “to current extra content material and be extra immersive alternatives supplied to followers each onsite and on-line,” in response to a launch. The artist lineup can even be launched at a later date. Final yr’s artists at KCON L.A. included NCT 127, Enhypen, BoyNextDoor, TWS, NMIXX, P1Harmony and extra.
Final yr’s pageant, placed on by CJ ENM, passed off July 26-28 and was its largest but in scope. The pageant’s last live performance portion, often known as M Countdown, was broadcast reside on The CW, marking the primary time a Okay-pop efficiency was proven on nationwide TV in primetime. Actress Awkwafina made a particular visitor look, internet hosting solo and alongside NCT 127 members Johnny and Mark.
The Okay-pop pageant held its first-ever KCON in 2012 on the now-demolished Verizon Wi-fi Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. The fashionable iteration of KCON permits attendees to “expertise each side of Korean tradition,” in response to a launch. Since 2012, the ever-expanding reside occasion has additionally been held in Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, United Arab Emirates, France, Mexico, Australia, Thailand and Saudi Arabia.
